Semua Bab THE ALPHA'S WIFE IS NO LADY: Bab 1 - Bab 10

​"Serena is my true mate," Kael announced, his dark voice booming off the massive stone walls of the hall with total indifference. "The Moon Goddess has spoken. You are weak, wolfless, and completely useless to the future of the Frostclaw pack. Elara, you are stepping down as Luna tonight."​The decree echoed through the towering rafters like a final death sentence. An uncomfortable, heavy silence fell over the entire grand hall. The sound of clinking metal goblets and cheerful laughter instantly vanished, replaced by sharp gasps and muted muttering as every warrior, elite officer, and gray-haired elder turned to look at me.​Kael leaned forward over the oak table, his heavy hands gripping the polished wood, watching me with a smug, highly expectant glare. He expected me to collapse right there on the stone floor. He expected me to fall to my knees, sob uncontrollably, and beg him for mercy in front of his entire council. He genuinely believed that after two years of emotional neglect

The deep, velvety voice sent a violent shockwave through my chest. I retreated a sharp step into the mud, my hand dropping instinctively to the silver dagger strapped against my thigh. Every instinct born from three years of Kael's cruel dominance flared up in aggressive defense. I hated powerful Alphas, and the suffocating pressure radiating from the shadows before me was stronger than anything I had ever felt in my life."Show yourself!" I demanded, my fingers gripping the hilt of my dagger so tightly the metal bit into my palm. "Step into the light or I will slit your throat!"A low, rumbling chuckle echoed through the towering pine trees. Heavy, slow footsteps crunched against the wet leaves. Out of the pitch-black darkness stepped a towering figure that made the shadow of the night seem pale by comparison.It was King Damon Nightfang.His massive, broad-shouldered frame loomed over me, blocking out the sky. Dark, wind-swept hair framed a sharp, ruthlessly handsome jaw, but it was

The heavy leather carriage lurked through the dark pine trails of the northern woods, the steady, rhythmic clatter of warhorse hooves lost beneath the muffled deluge of rain overhead. Inside the enclosed cabin, the ambient air was no longer cold; it had transformed into a thick, suffocating wave of pure, unfiltered heat that coated my skin in a fine sheen of sweat. Damon’s massive, muscular frame trapped me flush against his chest, his large hands gripping my rain-soaked waist with possessive force. I sat straddled across his broad, leather-bound thighs, the sheer weight of his Alpha presence pressing down on my senses until my lungs burned for oxygen. Every instinct in my logical, human mind screamed at me to retreat, to push against his stone-hard chest and re-establish the rigid, defensive walls I had spent three years building inside the Frostclaw packhouse. He is a stranger, my human thoughts warned frantically, my hands trembling where they rested against the front of his da

The heavy wooden door clicked shut, cutting off the echoing tension of the outer hallway and Commander Vance’s frantic warnings regarding the border patrol movements. Quiet settled over Damon’s private inner sanctuary, broken only by the steady crackle of a stone hearth and the soft, steam-filled murmur of trickling water from an adjoining room. The contrast between the cold, hostile world outside and this warm, secluded haven felt absolute. My body was thoroughly spent. The fierce, soul-binding passion we had just shared left my core aching with a sweet, heavy warmth, but beneath the lingering high of our intimacy lay the physical grime of my past life. Dried mud clung to my shins from my desperate run through the border forest, and cold sweat dried against my skin alongside the faint, dark bruises on my ankles left by years of Kael's guards dragging me down whenever I failed to bow fast enough. Damon turned away from the door, his pitch-black Alpha aura softening back into silver-

The morning light broke through the thick, grey mist hanging over the Nightfang Citadel, casting cold beams of light across the vast expanse of the private study. The scent of aged parchment, polished mahogany, and burning cedar filled the air, intermingling with the faint, intoxicating lingering scent of rain and ozone that uniquely belonged to Damon. I stood by the tall arched windows, wrapped in a sweeping robe of deep burgundy silk lined with black fur. The heavy fabric brushed against my bare ankles, soft and warm against my skin. My body still throbbed with a deep, lingering ache from the explosive, soul-shattering passion we had shared in his bedchambers and the thermal bath, a constant physical reminder that my life had irrevocably split into two halves: before Damon, and after. The sound of soft leather boots striking the stone floor signaled his approach. I didn't turn around immediately, my gaze fixed on the endless pine forests stretching toward the southern border. Out